Concentration Camp Narrative

Being in the camps was horrible. They smelt like dead flesh and were as cold as Antarctic. Ever since I was a kid, my mum said I had a big heart and the camps had proved that. Even though I was on the Germans side, I didn’t support anything they were doing; it was disgusting, to say the least. The Germans would shoot the Jew’s as if they were wild animals just running around waiting to be shot. Their faces so stiff, that they no longer seemed human themselves. Days spent hearing cries of despair and sadness, all caused by one guy who believed that, this is what they had deserved. A human life being put in the hand of another. I hated it, and the worst part was being able to do nothing but watch on and see hundreds, thousands lose their precious lives. It was silly and stupid, an unimaginable experience that doesn’t even sound real. How someone could be that evil is something that I could never comprehend.

Millions of people were killed during the Holocaust. They suffered from diseases and starvation, labored to death, and murdered in concentration camps. In experiencing the terrors of the Holocaust, Elie Wiesel describes his dreadful experiences as a Jewish boy under Nazi control. Everybody goes through situations and experiences that affect them in some way, perhaps even change them. This intense story not only indicates the horror of the concentration camp experience; it shows many important examples of literary devices and reveals certain themes of the excerpt. The way Wiesel uses these devices and themes help create an overwhelming effect on the story. Wiesel talked about the camp using pathos to express how their lives were full of darkness. There were many quotes that gave readers a sense of sympathy. For instance, the quote “I witnessed other hangings. I never saw a single victim weep. For a long time, those dried-up bodies had long forgotten the bitter taste of tears” (572). This particular quote shows that they were hopeless about everything and their lives were never getting better. The way Wiesel specifies this emotional feeling is definitely the strongest, without a doubt. It appears to be practically unreasonable for a reader not to cry about the way Wiesel describes the things he goes through.

In 1942 thousands of Japanese were inturned after an attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese. The U.S had been neutral up until that point, but the attack brought America into the war. The Japanese were interned because of the risk of espionage, at least according to the government. Although the government thought it was okay, the Government should not have inturned thousands of Japanese.

“Did the United States put its own citizens in concentration camps during WWII?” by Jane McGrath is an article about the Japanese-American Internment Camps during WWII. “Concentration Camps, 1933-1939” is about the German persecution of Jews in concentration camps prior to WWII. While both of the articles talk about countries imprisoning their own people, both did extremely different things with their prisoners.

After reading all the research about the Holocaust, I thought to myself I can't imagine being in a concentration camp and having my family there too. I am so happy to be living in America today because no matter what color skin you are or religion you are we can all get along together. I really hope this never happens again. Just make sure that every morning you wake up and appreciate the freedom you

The holocaust is just as horrifying as it is bewildering in many ways, especially in the sheer number of innocent people murdered. The number of people murdered at Auschwitz alone out numbers the losses of American as well as UK soldiers and civilians in WWⅡ. This is especially egregious when you take into account the some “42,500 Nazi ghettos and camps throughout Europe...”( The Holocaust Just got more Shocking).

Jews are constantly being punished in these concentration camps, whether not being present during roll-call to the harsh labor and the lack of nutrition provided. The soldiers take roll call very seriously, Abel emphasizes that judgement will be passed onto the folks lined up for those who disrupt roll call or can’t stand still for a duration of the time. Folks in these concentration camps are forced to work for long periods of time in a day. “whoever has a pair of wooden soles tied to his feet with a leather strap is rich” (13). Many Jews are without shoes and this can cause serious infections. Starvation is a major problem for the people in the camp since the German soldiers limit the amount of sustenance. Digestion is a major problem for

Two weeks ago, the summer of 1942 had finally started, and at last, it seemed like I could have fun and enjoy myself, until my parents had sat me down with a serious look in their eyes.

The roofing in the housing were terrible, they leaked and made many prisoners ill. They starved so many prisoners, making them very weak, resulting in the perish of many. As you entered the camp, you could smell something burning, that something was the bodies of the deceased. They disposed of the bodies improperly and even made other prisoners sack up the bodies as labor. Imagine sacking millions of bodies for more than eleven hours, wishing that your life could be the way it used to be. Families were separated and never be to reunited once more. Fearing every day that they have not left this earth, and hoping to one day see them again. I cannot even imagine parting ways with my loved ones. I could not live with myself thinking such thoughts. So many prisoners were innocently killed because they were believed to be monsters, not realizing the real monsters where the ones who supported such hooligan ideas. Adolf Hitler is responsible for all the deaths caused in The Holocaust and I sincerely hope he regretted what he did to all his

Life in a concentration camp impacts Elie and his father’s relationship for what they do for one another. The first example shows the reverse roles of caring for one another.“I’m burning...why are you being so unkind to me, my son? Some water…” I brought him some water. Then I left the block for roll call. But I turned around and came back again. I lay down on the top bunk. Invalids were allowed to stay in the block. So I would be an invalid myself. I would not leave my father.” (Weissel 105). The reader can understand the love relationship between father and son. Even though the father is dying, the son is still continues to care and pamper his father’s request. From the first sentence the reader can conclude at times the son is selfish or

Hunter:How would you feel if at the age of 9 you were sent to a Nazi concentration camp? Marion Blumenthal Lazan had this happen to her.

The 1978 NBC miniseries, Holocaust, tells the story of the Third Reich from the perspective of Jewish and German families whose lives intertwine. The series presented four parts that showed the events and acts that led up World War II, which included Kristallnacht, Jewish concentration camps, and gas chambers. With the characters’ tragic experiences, viewers gain a sense of the emotional, physical, and psychological impact of the Holocaust. The storyline consists of a Jewish family, the Weiss, who experiences hardships and a horrific fate while a German family, the Dorf’s, face an alteration in their moral principles. Overall, the series informs viewers of the atrocious nature of the Holocaust.

Several of the stories caught my attention. One survivor describes making eye contact with the boots worn by the soldiers, as a young girl. All she could remember was the boots and being afraid of the boots describing them as “noisy.” Although she was too young to fully understand what was happening to her, she could relate to the boots worn by the soldiers. This demonstrates how terror was associated in different forms. I could fully understand how threaten members of the holocaust were. I could hear the sounds of the guns as one survivor acknowledges she often viewed the German soldiers shoot those who screamed and cried for mercy. I could feel the pain as a survivor describes “digging nails in mothers flesh,” as they moved along. I became aware of the hurtful feelings from their mothers and fathers, as one survivor describes being thrown into a gate, by her father, and told to lie silently and not say a word. It became evident to me how hard it must have been sleeping in basements and churches. The life they lived is one I will always think

At six o’clock that afternoon, the first American tank stood at the gates of Buchenwald. The everlasting horrors we had been forced to endure were finally coming to an end. The tanks had arrived at Buchenwald and with them all the promises of freedom that the Nazis had taken from me. At this point, my only aspiration was to return to some semblance of normalcy. Walking around the village, talking with friends, eating freshly cooked meals. With that thought, I realized that this American tank was filled with provisions. The hunger pangs I had successfully ignored suddenly intensified at the thought of food right there in front of me, in the tank. All other thoughts were replaced with the basic human need for food and to finally satisfy the hunger that had overtaken me since we were first brought to this deplorable camp.

It began with you grandparents and me hiding from the Germans. Behind the bookshelf was a camouflaged, pale, white door where I and my family used to hide for protection. However, one foggy, windy, cold day the Germans started to destroy everything that was in the house and found us! I still remember when the door banged opened and the bullets flied like a rocket to the ceiling. Loudly, they shouted “surrender or face the terrible consequence!” before we surrendered ourselves and started to walk I had the family hug. A hug that I yearn for. As time rushed fast, 8 hours later I reached at the dull, muddy, petrifying camp. The camp that most people talked about. The camp that crumbled people’s lives…